Presence at work

Since you are part time, you should not have authority to make serious decisions, so I think it is natural for nursery teachers to consult with staff other than you.
On the flip side, it can also be said that it's a carefree position where you're not pressured to make serious decisions.
There are advantages and disadvantages to everything, so I don't think it's necessary to just look at the bad side.
I don't know why you chose your current job, but even if you have a chef's license, it's a different story from cooking skills.
It's a nursery school with children of different ages, and there are cases where there are children with allergies.
The speed of evenly serving the number of people in a fixed time will also be necessary.
I have also experienced the job of going to daycare center audits.
School lunches at daycare centers feel at home from the edge, but it's a system implemented under strict rules such as hygiene management, etc.
Meals are the greatest pleasure for children, and school lunches that serve seasonal ingredients that don't come easily to the table at home are also important for dietary education.
It's a tough job, but please be confident that you are contributing to children's health and food culture, even if it's just a one-person part-time job.
A car will not function as a car even if 1 tire and 1 screw are missing.
Even if it's an inconspicuous part time employee at first glance, you are an important part that makes up that car.
One is everything, everything is one.

Yu-77921
Nice to meet you, and thank you for your courageous question.
What I felt was that nursery teachers who couldn't even say hello were kind of sad.

If I were to briefly explain the kanji for “greeting,”

・()
It has the meaning of “push, approach.” In Zen language, it is also used for the nuance of getting close to the other person's heart and opening the heart. In other words, it's like taking a step closer from myself and delivering my heart.

・Greetings (Satsu)
It has the meaning of “to approach, to hurry,” and it originally represented getting close to the other person and going through their heart.
By using it as a set, it means “communicating with each other.”

“Greeting” is not simply an “act of exchanging words,” it means delivering heart to the other person and communicating with each other.

It's a case where the current existence is being ignored, but why don't you change your point of view a little bit?

The point of view that Yu-san feels.
Take a bird's-eye view of the lunch room from a high place.
Furthermore, it takes a bird's-eye view of the entire nursery.

How about it?
Does that nursery teacher have any assignments or issues?
With nursery teachers and cooks
How's the relationship? (jealousy, dependency, obsession, etc.)
Have you noticed anything?
Maybe there's no cause for Yu-san, is there?

Zen has a deep meaning of preparing one's mind and touching the other person's heart through greetings.
Someday I'll take the plunge and start with Yu-san
It might be a good idea to say hello.

Maybe they'll be ignored.
it might hurt even more...?
I think it's fine just to make a nod or to make eye contact and smile.

If I get ignored
“Oh, I'm a person who has an assignment I can't say hello to. It's tough. I can't keep bothering. Sorry, it doesn't matter to me. I muttered “Goodbye!” in my heart, properly said “Thank you for your hard work,” etc., and left.

There are all kinds of people in the world.
It would hurt if your existence was ignored, wouldn't it? I don't know what the circumstances are with the nursery teacher, but I don't feel well when I hear them ignore it.

If you're about to lose
It might be a good idea to write “Why I decided to become a cook” in my notebook.
“Ahhh! Maybe this person has nothing to do with my life?” You might think
(^^)

I read it.
I see, it would be really disgusting to be devoured like that, and it's painful, isn't it? I don't know the details of your interactions with you or the people around you, but I can tell you that you are having a very hard time working. I sincerely understand your painful feelings.
First of all, they are probably doing a good job regardless of whether they have qualifications or not, so I think it is necessary for them to at least stop being bitten. Otherwise, you won't be able to work properly, and you won't be able to prepare.
Why don't you talk clearly to the garden manager or person in charge about being in such a situation.
Let's ask them to create an environment where they can communicate well so that they can enjoy it safely and securely.
It may not be easy to improve, but let's keep talking.
If improvements are still not expected, it may be such a place of business, so let's talk to a public institution about harassment in the workplace.
https://www.no-harassment.mhlw.go.jp/inquiry-counter
https://www.gov-online.go.jp/article/201304/entry-8380.html
https://www.jtuc-rengo.or.jp/?
https://www.jtuc-rengo.or.jp/
Let's talk to as many people as possible and get support.
Also, please do your best from now on because you haven't obtained any qualifications.
I sincerely pray that you will be able to work with peace of mind without being harassed in the future, and that you will be able to help each other and live a fulfilling life every day. And I will support you from the bottom of my heart. We wholeheartedly agree

From your sentences, it was conveyed that while working hard in an invisible place, your heart was worn down by “the pain of being treated like it doesn't exist.”

What is the attitude of nursery teachers
Even though they are close, they communicate through themselves, and they don't direct words even though they make eye contact.
This is more painful than you can imagine. It's a natural reaction for you to feel empty.

However, rather than “disrespecting you personally,” this is
Nursery school-specific “for daycare to a nursery teacher” and “for nutrition to a nutritionist”
I think there are many cases where “role conventions” are simply prioritized.
Your personality and abilities are another matter.

Isn't building a good relationship with the teachers in the lunch room proof that your honesty is being appreciated?
What is really trusted in the field is “attitude” rather than qualifications.

In order to feel lighter,
It's not “being ignored”
Changing your perspective to “the other person is just acting out of habit” can help.

Also, as you continue to study for a chef's license, you are an important person with ambition.
If you get the qualification, there will always be situations where the way you are treated changes.

Please don't underestimate your worth.
Your work certainly supports children's health. I'm rooting for you.

Gassho